Lexical Definition

‎διαβάλλω‎ diabállō (dee-ab-al'-lo) to accuse ^G:V
from ‎διά‎ and ‎βάλλω‎

accuse.

• (figuratively) to traduce

Abbott-Smith

δια-βάλλω [in LXX: Da LXX 3:8, Da TH 3:8 6:24* (25*) (אֲכַל קְרַץ), II Mac 3:11, IV Mac 4:1 * ;]
1. to throw across.
2. To slander, defame, accuse falsely or maliciously: Lk 16:1 (Cremer, 120).†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

διαβάλλω,

future -βᾰλῶ: perfect -βέβληκα:— throw or carry over or across, νέας [Refs 5th c.BC+]; in wrestling, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

__2 more frequently intransitive, pass over, cross, ἐκ.. ἐς.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 put through, τῆς θύρας δάκτυλον [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II in [Refs 5th c.BC+] whatever scraps they threw to him, with a play on signification see
__III set at variance, ἐμὲ καὶ Ἀγάθωνα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; set against, τινὰς πρὸς τὰ πάθη, πρὸς τὴν βρῶσιν, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; bring into discredit, μή με διαβάλῃς στρατῷ [Refs 5th c.BC+]:— passive, to be at variance with, τινί [Refs]; to be filled with suspicion and resentment against another, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; to be brought into discredit, ἐς τοὺς ξυμμάχους [Refs 5th c.BC+]discredited, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__IV put off with evasions, δ. τινὰ μίαν (i.e. ἡμέραν) ἐκ μιᾶς [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__V attack a man's character, calumniate, δ. τοὺς Ἀθηναίους πρὸς τὸν Ἀρταφρένεα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; διέβαλλον τοὺς Ἴωνας ὡς δι᾽ ἐκείνους ἀπολοίατο αἱ νέες [Refs 5th c.BC+]; accuse, complain of, without implied malice or falsehood, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]: with dative of things, reproach a man with.., τῇ ἀτυχίᾳ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δ. τινὰ εἴς or πρός τι, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]:—passive, διεβλήθη ὡς [NT+2nd c.AD+]
__V.2 with accusative of things, misrepresent, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: speak or state slanderously, ὡς οὗτος διέβαλλεν [Refs]; τοῦτό μου διαβάλλει [Refs]give hostile information, without any insinuation of falsehood, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__V.3 δ. τι εἴς τινα lay the blame for a thing on.., [Refs 6th c.AD+]
__V.4 disprove a scientific or philosophical doctrine, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]:—passive, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__V.5 δ. ἔπος declare it spurious, [Refs]
__VI deceive by false accounts, impose upon, mislead, τινά [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—middle, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__VII divert from a course of action, πρὸς τὴν κακίαν τινάς [Refs]:—passive, ψυχὴ -βέβληται πρὸς μάχην [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__VIII middle, contract an obligation (?), [Refs]
__IX διαβάλλεσθαι ἀστραγάλοις πρός τινα throw against him, [Refs 1st c.AD+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: Luke.16.1}